The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with Canon Stephen Shipley. Show more
Farming Today
09/06/20: Maize trials, racism in rural industries, pesticides and trade deals
13 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LW
Food standards are a hot topic and, as trade deals are sought, the Pesticide Action Network has warned that regulations around pesticide use in the UK must be maintained. Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the echo parakeet, found only in Mauritius. Show more
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
News, views and features on yesterday's stories in Parliament.
The Life Scientific
Emma Bunce on the gas giants
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Prof Emma Bunce tells Jim Al-Khalili why she is intrigued by the gas giants Jupiter and Neptune, and why astronomers need to be patient as missions to the planets aren't frequent. Show more
One to One
Taking Control - Karen Darke talks to Louai Al Roumani
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
How do you take control when you find yourself overtaken by a crisis? In the first of 3 programmes, Paralympic athlete Karen Darke talks to former Syrian Banker Louai al Roumani. Show more
Woman's Hour
Rosamund Pike; Violence against grandparents; No-fault divorce; Florence Given
50 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Rosamund Pike on playing scientist Marie Curie in a new film. Show more
Struggling to support her widowed mother and sister, Sapna decides to go ahead and sign the contract to undergo the tests. Stars Rasika Dugal. Show more
Two women share their journeys from shame and guilt to recovery, and explore the residues of their experience after escaping the Children of God cult. Show more
Sarfraz Manzoor interviews the influential rock and roll musician Little Richard about his life and career. Show more
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
Megan/Morgan
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for 6 months
Megan identifies as gender free and changes their name to Morgan. Show more
You and Yours
Call You and Yours: What's your experience of becoming a carer during Covid-19?
37 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Call You and Yours: What's your experience of becoming a carer during Covid-19? Show more
The latest weather forecast
Mon-Thurs: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Sarah Montague. Fri: Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Mark Mardell.
A Big Disease with a Little Name
The Decimation of a Scene
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
When AIDS hit London’s gay scene in the early 1980s, many of those affected faced prejudice and fear, but the community soon rallied to raise awareness. Show more
Helen receives an unexpected invitation and Tom’s plan causes controversy. Show more
4 Extra Debut. In flight from his wife and the press, sickly Count Leo Tolstoy arrives at an isolated Russian station. Stars John Lightbody. Show more
Josie Long presents stories about writers and musicians whose words help us navigate difficult moments in our lives. From 2020. Show more
Why do our tummies rumble? Does it always mean we are hungry? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. From 2020. Show more
Joshua Rozenberg explains how a case about a £7.7 million win at baccarat changed the legal test of dishonesty. Show more
A Good Read
Natalie Carter & Melissa Cummings-Quarry
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
The founders of Black Girls Book Club, Natalie Carter and Melissa Cummings-Quarry, talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. Producer: Becky Ripley. Show more
Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines
Six O'Clock News
09/06/2020 Government criticised after dropping plans to reopen primary schools in England for all children
30 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Labour says it's dismayed at how the plans were handled
Bill Oddie recalls an extremely demanding Outward Bound course in the Lake District in 1958. With Rufus Hound. From 2020. Show more
Johnny makes a radical decision and Natasha is on a slippery slope. Show more
Front Row
Spike Lee; Hope Mirrlees' Paris - A Poem; and are we being more creative in lockdown?
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Spike Lee on his film Da 5 Bloods about four African-American veterans returning to Vietnam and are we being more creative at home during lockdown? Show more
Podcasters Heawood and Kennedy deal with the disappearance of a man – and the Legend of Ipqu-Aya. Starring Barnaby Kay. Show more
Large numbers of migrants are crossing the Channel in small boats to reach the UK despite government pledges to crack down on crossings. File on 4 asks why so many are happening. Show more
Scotland announces a pilot scheme to allow blind people to be able to vote in secret. Show more
All in the Mind
Space travel's impact on the brain; Viktor Frankl's search for meaning; Contagious stress
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Following the success of the SpaceX shuttle launch, Claudia Hammond examines space travel's effect on mood and sleep, and revisits the legacy of psychotherapist Viktor Frankl Show more
The Life Scientific
Emma Bunce on the gas giants
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
Prof Emma Bunce tells Jim Al-Khalili why she is intrigued by the gas giants Jupiter and Neptune, and why astronomers need to be patient as missions to the planets aren't frequent. Show more
Biggest Russian bombardment on Ukraine yet
Plan for primary school pupils in England to return to school withdrawn
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for over a year
In depth reporting, intelligent analysis and breaking news from a global perspective
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
Megan/Morgan
14 minutes
on BBC Radio 4 LWAvailable for 6 months
Megan identifies as gender free and changes their name to Morgan. Show more
Comedian Joe Lycett joins Catherine Bohart and Sarah Keyworth to talk about getting on the apps, spontaneous holidays and finding time for therapy. Show more
News, views and features on today's stories in Parliament
The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4.
Domestic Violence: John Sutherland, a former Met Chief Superintendent offers a personal view on many of the problems affecting policing today. Reader: Robert Glenister. Show more
The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping.
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